Ghanshyam Das Birla
Ghanshyam Das Birla (10.4.1894 – 1983) was an Indian businessman and member of the Birla Family.
Ghanshyam Das Birla was born on 10 April 1894 at Pilani village in Jhunjhunudistrict of Rajasthan.He is a member of the Maheshwari Marwari community.[1] His father was Raja Baldevdas Birla. In 1884 A.D. Baldeo Das Birla went to Bombay in search of new avenues of trade. He established his firm Shiv Narian Baldeo Das in Bombay in 1884 and Baldeo Das Jugal Kishore in 1897 in Calcutta. The firms started business in silver, cotton, grain and other commodities.
He was succeeded by 4 sons, Jugal Kishore, Rameshwar Das, Ghanshyam Das and Braj Mohan. Ghanshyam Das was the most successful of the four brothers.
Birla was a close associate and a steady supporter of Mahatma Gandhi, whom he met for the first time in 1916. Gandhi stayed at Birla's home in New Delhi during the last four months of his life.
In 1957, he was awarded India's second highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India.
References
- ↑ "Birla, Ghanshyamdas (1894–1983), businessman and politician in India". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press.